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Universal serial bus host to host communications

US9104821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Robert A. Dunstan · Forest Grove, US
Gary Solomon · Acton, US
Joseph A. Schaefer · Beaverton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 31, 2008
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments a detector detects a host or device coupled via a link. A port negotiates with a port of the detected host or device and determines whether to operate as a host and/or as a device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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